The origins of American religious nationalism /

In the half century following independence, a fight within Protestantism, a contest over the colonization of the frontier, reshaped American nationalism in ways that transformed American political culture. Fear of the dynamism and authority of popular, frontier religious movements led elite Northeas...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Haselby, Sam
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
In the half century following independence, a fight within Protestantism, a contest over the colonization of the frontier, reshaped American nationalism in ways that transformed American political culture. Fear of the dynamism and authority of popular, frontier religious movements led elite Northeastern Protestants to found the first missionary organizations in American history. Using technological innovations, the missionary organizations functioned as novel nationbuilding organizations.
Umfang:
1 online resource (349 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-026650-3
0-19-063008-6
0-19-939138-6
0-19-932958-3
Schlagworte:
Church and state > United States > History.
Christianity and politics > United States > History.
Nationalism > United States > History.
Nationalism > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
National characteristics > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
National characteristics, American > History.
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